On May 5, two people were killed and three others injured when police say a 69-year-old man went on a rampage following a business-meeting-gone-wrong in Carrollton. That was the 18th mass shooting in Texas in 2026. Less than 24 hours later, early on May 6, the 19th mass shooting of the year in Texas took place in Pflugerville when one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting at Cajun restaurant around 2 a.m.
May 6 is also the third anniversary of when a gunman murdered eight, including a 3-year-old boy, and injured seven others at the Allen Premium Outlets
Last year, there were 14 mass shootings in Texas prior to May 6, before ending 2025 with a total of 35…